Tra từ insist - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·sist [insist insists insisted insisting] BrE [ɪnˈsɪst] NAmE [ɪnˈsɪst] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth
• I didn't really want to go but he insisted.
• Stay and have lunch. I insist!
•‘Please come with us.’ ‘Very well then, if you insist.’
•~ on sth/sb doing sth (formal)She insisted on his/him wearing a suit.
•~ that… He insists that she come.
• (BrE also)He insists that she should come.
2. intransitive, transitive to say firmly that sth is true, especially when other people do not believe you
•~ on sth He insisted on his innocence.
•~ (that)… He insisted (that) he was innocent.
•+ speech ‘It's true,’ she insisted.
Derived: ↑insist on doing something ▪ ↑insist on something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.

Thesaurus:
insist verb
1. I, T
•She insisted on his wearing a suit.
demand • • expect • |formal require • • stipulate •
insist/demand/expect/require/stipulate that…
insist on/demand/expect/require high standards
2. I, T
•He insisted that he was innocent.
protest • • claim • • argue • • assert • • maintain • |formal affirm • • contend •
insist/protest/claim/argue/assert/maintain/affirm/contend that…
insist on/protest/assert/maintain your innocence

Synonyms:
demand
require • expect • insist • ask
These words all mean to say that sb should do or have sth.
demand • to ask for sth very firmly; to say very firmly that sb should have or do sth: ▪ She demanded an immediate explanation.
require • [often passive] (rather formal) to make sb do or have sth, especially because it is necessary according to a law or set of rules or standards: ▪ All candidates will be required to take a short test.
expect • to demand that sb should do, have or be sth, especially because it is their duty or responsibility: ▪ I expect to be paid promptly for the work.
insist • to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth: ▪ I didn't want to go but he insisted. ◇ ▪ We ▪ insist on ▪ the highest standards at all times.
ask • to expect or demand sth: ▪ You're asking too much of him.
demand, expect or ask?
Ask is not as strong as demand or expect, both of which can be more like a command.
to demand/require/expect/ask sth of/from sb
to demand/require/expect/insist/ask that…
to require/expect/ask sb to do sth
to demand/require/expect/ask a lot/too much/a great deal
to be too much to expect/ask

Example Bank:
•He insists on speaking to you personally.
•He quietly but firmly insisted.
•He stubbornly insisted on doing it all himself.
•I'm paying for this— no, I absolutely insist.
•People rightly insist on being treated as individuals.
•She loudly insisted that she had a right to stay.
•She still insists her critics are wrong.
•‘Please come with us.’ ‘All right, if you insist.’
•I didn't want to go but he insisted.
•She insisted on his wearing a suit.
•The company insisted that the money be paid immediately.
•We insist on the highest standards at all times.